Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-05-26
Hancock District Lodge.

trict Lodge of Good Templars was held at
Orland on Thursday last. The day was
fine and the attendance. though not very
large, represented several lodges in the
county. The session was very pleasant
one. during which the ordinary business
usually coming before District lodge, was
transacted.
bounteous picnic dinner provided by
the good people of Orland, was spread in
an unoccupied store. All partook, making
it very social and enjoyable occasion.
At the afternoon session Capt. |. NJ
Grant, District Templar, made his report
as follows
Brothers and sisters Of Hancock District
Lodge As it becomes my duty to make
to You some report in regard TO the state
of our order, | will give you some few
facts, in regard to the cause of temperance
which we represent, as find them at this
time In the vicinity OF Ellsworth, there
Is comparatively nothing being done by
temperance men and women to counteract
or put stop 10 the increase of rum selling
and drunkenness a. rcgardsour Lodge. our
attendance in our weekly meetings is very
/ slim. and in the community at large, but
very little interest i taken in temperance
work We have in Ellsworth some twelve
Or fifteen open rum shops. and an amount
/ Of drunkenness To CORE pond. and with this
condition of the rum curse staring tenn
perance men and women in the face, II
seems to awaken but very little interest
/ in the cause Of temperance. or the ncce.-
sit, Of enforcing the prohihitory laws.
Men and women find time and oppor-
tunitv To- attend Ia their church interests
and fair share of amusements and 10
look after their business interests, hut no
time 10 give 10 the cause Of temperance
and tile work Of prohibiting and doing
away with the greatest demorslizing. pow
erty-makinC. Misunderstanding. and child
degrading business that man or demons
crn engage In With all our church in
nuencc. hut a very little of ii goes to the
work ~ -uppres>ing the rum traffic with
the money paid for moral and educational
interests there i but very little money paid
even by temperance men and women to adj
vance the cause Of temperance and prnhi-
hitjop there are but few temperance men
and women that even take newspaper
devoted TO the cause OF TEMPERANCE. You
osk vo,,r nciohs,ors u they takca temper
ancc paper and most OF them will answer.
Yes take the Bostop journal. BANGOR
/ Commercial ELLSWORTH AMFRIcA> or the
re,riston .Ta,,rnal." or some such temper
apce nan,r that sets m some claim to b,
in favor Of temperance; but about sill such
naners make The claim to be t,nperInce
naner. only 10 influence tho temperance
men in their respective parties to unite
tn. touperance mans vote with the rum
saror.S vo,c for m. bcn,r, Of a few poD-
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good temperance newspapers ''iA' A'' u'
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ru.n>cllers have their wa,: | hone We
Shall do better work than we have in times
mast ~. arr. herr. =, work let II, do - and
honor the great cause Of human welfare
The report Of the District Teuplar WE.
characteristic Of the man and although il
wa, kindly listened TO. il wa, evident that
3 nearly III 81 those IN attendance were not
in sympathy with MANY Of the ideas e,-
pressed
J. c. Clilcott repIieJ briefly and pleas-
aurly He saiI. The ranor, inst read nv
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and v,, IN. ,.,,r, al..,,,,t- H. ,,.li,ics
IL good hatured Nh"t al Tie newspapers
named j unfair Will not discuss the
+ H'f!'> "l inc ELLSWORTH AMERICAN s. 4
temperance paper ! prefer 10 let that
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with proprirty. Of the L,trisfof Journal
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